Plow.



P. E. DAVIS.

PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED 001. 28, 1907.

1,076,871. Patented 0013.28, 1913.

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PLOW.

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FRANK E. DAVIS, OF LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN, AS l'GNflIEt 0F ONE-HALF T0 LA CRDSSE PLOW COMPANY, OF LA CROSSE, VJISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PLOW'.

Patented. (lot. 28, 1913.

Application filed October 28, 1987. Serial No. 399,479.

To alien/10m it may concern.

Be it known that I, FRANK. E. DAVIS, a resident of La Crosse, in the county of La Grosse and State of lVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Plows, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to plows, and more particularly to the delivery of the furrowslice out and lifted by the plow, to the ground or a previously cut furrow.

The invention designs to associate with a plow, means for delivering the turned furrow-slice cut by the plow in uniform and definite position and condition on the ground, usually in a previously cut fur- I row. In plowing; or opening up the soil it is a desideratuin to deliver the furrow-slice in substantially true inverted position, so that the roots of the weeds and grass will be inverted and exposed to insure and facilitate decay and put them in condition to;

fertilize the soil and to avoid growth or development thereof; also to deliver the respective furrow-slices in the previously cut furrows without unduly overlapping them.

Heretofore, in plows, inversion and delivery of the furrow-slice was effected by the mold-board, the position and condition of the slice when delivered onto the ground. being dependent upon the impetus and direction. imparted to the furrow'slice by the mold-board or turning-means. Such operation has, however, been found to be deficient in different soils, or different conditions of the same soil, because diiferent treatments are necessary for the different soils, or for the same soil under different conditions. For example, in light, loose, or mucky soil it is frequently desired to pulverize the soil a thoroughly as possible,

this beinp effected by shaping the moldboard to lift and pitch the furrow-slice ab ruptly. ln heavier soils a. more gradual lifting; and turning movement is necessary 5 to effect the proper delivery of the furrowslice. When operating in sod, it is usually desired to turn the furrow'slice and lay it on the ground in inverted position, and leave it in condition to attain early decay of the sod and exposure of the roots to avoid furtheir growth and development of the weeds and glJttSS in the sod. An exceedingly slow lifting; and turning movement is more elfec tive in delivering a sod furrow-slice in desired position and condition on the ground.

In practice heretofore the delivery of the furrow-slice in desired position and condi tion has been varied in mold-board plows by shaping the mold-board so that the furrow-slice would be delivered to the ground in substantially inverted position. However, a mold-board shaped to properly deliver a furrow-slice or soil of one character, e. soft or sandy soil, would fail to correspondingly deliver a furrow-slice of soil different in character and furthermore, the impetus of the furrow-slice would frequently cause it to be broken up or disintegrated to such an extent that grass and weeds would continue their growth by reason of the cultivation incident to such disintegration, instead of facilitating death or decay as desired. Because of the different soils and different con ditions of the same soil, the shaping of the mold-board or turning means to effect the desired delivery has in a measure failed and i has been insufficient to insure this desired result. In practice it has been found that a plow which would both properly pitch and deliver furrow-slices of the lighter soils would not properly pitch and deliveuthe heavier soils and tough sods in satisfactory manner. l urthermore, the same soil in different conditions would not, be properly delivered. These conditions have not, to my knowledge, been successfully met in moldboard plows. l n dislcplows the difficulties encountered in controlling the furrow-slice to effect proper delivery thereof in inverted position. are greater, because the concaveconvex dish usualtv employed to cut and deliver the furrow slice must be set in proper position or angle to secure proper penetration and any variation from the re quired angle or angles would not result in proper penetration of the soil. In some in stances the shape and. angle of the disk are relied upon to turn the furrmwslice, but in practice it has been found desirable to place a niold-board scraper in engagement with the concave face of the disl: to further deflect or turn the furrow-slice from the course given to it by the disk itself and also to remove the adhering soil from the disk. I in the disloplow, being thus Cll'Cl'lll'lSCI'llJGCl in its disposition of the turro'Wslice, it has 1 been found more ditlicult to successfully turn and control the slice so that soils of different character and in different condi tions would be properly turned and delivered to the surface of the ground.

The invention designs, primarily to provide a plow with means by which the furrow-slice is controlled after it has been lifted and turned by the plow or its mold-board. so that variations in condition or character of the soil will not materially vary the delivery of the furrow-slice as desired, and to definitely deliver the soil in correct position and condition.

\Vith these objects in view, the invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter set forth and more parti ularly delined by claim at the conclusion hereott.

In the drawings: Figure l is a plan of a disk-plow embodying the invention. Fig. 2

is a side elevation of one the disks and controlling-means for the furrow-she Fig. 3 is av section taken on line 3-3 of Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4-l of Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 5 is similar view taken on line 5-5 of Figs. 1 and 2.

The invention is illustrated as applied to a disk-plow of usual construction comprising a suitable frame 10 usually formed of members or sections 10, front and rear furrow-wheels 11 and 12, a land-wheel 13, a dratt-clevis 14, and concavo-convex disks 15 and 16, each of which is revolubly mounted in suitable journals 17 which are connected to the frame in suitable manner. Disks 15 and 16 are, as well understood in the art set at an angle to the line of draft and with respect to the vertical to penetrr the soil and cut a furrow-slice and to lift it upwardly and turn it outwardly as the disks are drawn. forwardly through tl e soil. Usually a scraper 20 is associated with each of the disks, and engages the concave tace thereof to cut or remove the soil from the disks at uch point as may be desired and its form is somewhat similar to that of a mold-board to cotiperate with the disk in turning the furrow-slice outwardly. The mold-board scraper 20 is secured to a standard 21 which is adjustably secured to an adjustable bracket 22 whereby the relative position of the scraper and disk may be varied, as well understood in the art. The fixed member 23 of bracket is secured to an arm 2% which is extended downwardly and secured to one of the members of the main frame. The parts thus far described may be of any suitable and usual construction, it being understood that the disk and scraper serve as means for cutting, lifting and turning the furrow-slice.

The invention provides a device for controlling the furroweslice after it has been cut and turned by the plow, one of such do vices being associated with each plow, and l is illustrated as embodied in a disk gang plow, each disk of which is provided with a controlling-device which consists of a shield or guide 30 comprising a wall 31 disposed to overlie the furrow-slice in transit from the disk or turning-means, this wall being also extended downwardly on its outer side as at 32. The shield is inclined outwardly and rearwardly with respect to the line of draft and isdisposed so that the partially inverted furrow-slice in transit from the disk will be received thereby and will impinge against the shield. Bythis arrange ment the shield is disposed approximately in the path of travel of the furrow-slice in ransit from the disk and scraper, and resultantly, the furrow-slice projected by the disk and scraper will ncounter and be retarded and guided by tl shiel The impact. of the turrcw-slice against the shield causes the impetus of the slice to be re strained or retarded so that it will be gradually and definitely guided and inverted and delivered in desired position and condition upon the ground. The shield or guide 30 is secured to a flexible supporting-bar 34 so it is yieldingly supported and free to yield vertically toany undue pressure of the furr w-slice against the wall of the shield to prevent clogging, or in event the furrowslice is enlarged to permit the furrow-slice to pass along the shield without excessive restraint. A flexible supportingbar 8% is secured at its front end to a bar which in turn is bolted to one of the members 10 of the main frame of the plow. The wall of the shield extends outwardly and downwardly as illustrated in the drawings to guide the furrow-slice so that it will be restrained from lateral travel, a d to successfully guide slices of ditlerent characters to properly dispose them on the ground and prevent lateral overthrow of the slice.

A bar 40 is disposed to lie beneath shield 30 and extends rearwardly, downwardly-and outwardly approximately parallel to the outer wall of the shield to catch the outer portion of the lower face and sustain the outer portion of the furrowslice as it is passing beneath the shield. This bar guides and limits the turning of the slice to prevent excessive turning and definitely controls and sustains it so it will be delivered face downward. Any tendency of the slice to turn over on its ed e or any excessive twisting thereof is overcome thereby. Adjacent the rear portion of the shield, bar t0 is bent inwardly to form an arm 41 to catch and sustain the substantially inverted turrow slice as it is being delivered to the ground and said arm also exercises a restraining infiuence on the inner edge of the slice. Arm 4:1 is also bent or inclined so its side will be disposed to facilitate the sage of the slice thereover. This bar may be constituted by an extension of the bar to which the shield or supportingbar is secured. This bar is slightly yielding so that the rear working end may yield slightly when. unduly strained by the furrow-slice. This bar, by sustaining the inner edge o l. the slice guides it so the inverted face of the slice will be directed by said bar to a definit-e inverted position on tl ground. If the slice is not turned sulliciently then arm t]. upholds the inner edge of the slice to guide it so the slice will be delivered into correct position face downward on the ground.

The operation of the improved controlling-means for the furrow-slice will be as follows: hen the plow is in operation the furrow-slice cut and lifted by the concaveconvex disk will be turned into an upwardly and outwardly course by the disk and mol lboard scraper. On leaving the mold-board scraper and disk, the furrow-slice will he projected upwardly and outwardly and. the acquired impetus will cause it to continue its turning movement. In transit from the turning and lifting-means the furrow-slice will encounter and be guided by the wall. of shield 30 which will retard or restrain the fin'row-slict-i to prevent either excessive out ward or upward movement and tend to effect an even delivery thereof. When it leaves the shield the undesired. iniipe'tus of the slice will have been largely overcome and the slice will be substantially inverted in close proximity to the ground and delivered to the ground in desired position more definitely than would occur if the furrowslice were not restrained in transit from the turning-means. While the furrow-slice is passing under and within the shield-Wall the outer or front edge of the furrow-slice usually passes over and along the side of bar 40, which serves to sustain and guide said edge-portion of the furrow-slice to hold the slice against excessive turning. As the inverted furrow-slice reaches the rear-portion of the shield the rear curved end of bar 10 sustains and guides the rear or inner edgeportion of the inverted furrow-slice and if the slice is insufiiciently turned when disposed over said end of the her it will up hold the inner edge of the slice sun iciently to permit the outer edge to gravitate so the slice will be delivered properly. If the slice in transit from the turninguneans has insufficient impetus to pass along the shield, bar 40 will restrain the outward movement of the slice and the rear portion of the her will guide it to the ground. Resul'tantly, by the controlling, restraining and sustaining means aforesaid, the furrow-slice is definitely controlled to cause it to be delivered in. desired position and condition on the ground despite any variation in the course of the slice resulting from difierent conditions of the soil or opera tion or construction of the turning and lifting'means.

The construction set forth. is one which makes it possible to readily attach the improved device to a plow-frame of usual con struction and particularly to a disk-plow or gang-plow.

lhe invention is not to be understood as restricted to the precise structure illustrated and described but may be modified within the scope of the appended claims without dci iarting from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what i claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. in a plow, the combination of means for cutting and turning a furrow-slice, a guide disposed and. extended to limit outward movement of the slice, and a stop having a surface which is d' sed inwardly of said guide and has a surface which intersects the slice path to limit the turning of the slice and to guide it downwardly to the ground.

2. In a plow, the combination of means for cutting and turning a. furrow-slice, guirfliug means disposed and extended to limit the upward and outward movement of the slice, and a stop having a surface which is disposed inwardly of sad guide and has a surface which intersects the slice-path and to limit the turning of the slice and to guide it dowinvardly to the ground.

3. In a plow, the combination of means for cutting and turning a furrow-slice, a guide disposed and extended to limit outward nuiven'icnt of the slice, and a stop having a surface which is disposed inwardly of said guide and has a. surface which inter sects the slice-path to limit the turning of the slice and to guide it downwardly to the ground, said stop being extended forwardly su'liiciently to arrest the slice which does not strike the guide.

l. in a plow, the connection of means for cutting ind tin'ning a furrow-slice, guiding means disposed and extended to limit the iu'iward and downward movement of the slice, and a stop having a surface which is (llS]Z)Of51(l inwardly of said guide and has a surface which intersects the slice-path to limit the turning of the slice and to guide it downwardly to the ground, said stop being extended forwardly to arrest a slice inde pendently of the guidingmieans.

5. in a plow, the combination of Ell-33115 for cutting and turning a furrowslice, and a. guide for limiting upward movement of the slice, said guide being separate from the cutting means and yieldingly sustained so its position with respect to the cutting and turning-means may vary.

6. In a plow, the combination of means for cutting and turning a furrowslice, and 

